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Proverbs 11:31
31If the righteous person is rewarded on earth, how much more the wicked person and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
- New International Version (NIV)If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
- New King James Version (NKJV)If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
Context of Proverbs 11:31
29Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart. 30The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise. If the righteous person is rewarded on earth, how much more the wicked person and the sinner!
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:31 word by word
הֵ֣ן צַ֭דִּיק בָּאָ֣רֶץ יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־רָשָׁ֥ע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:31
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why did you despise my word by doing what I considered evil? You had Uriah the Hittite killed in battle. You took his wife as your wife. You used the Ammonites to kill him.
- 1 Kings 13:24The man of God left. A lion found him ⌞as he traveled⌟ on the road and killed him. His dead body was thrown on the road. The donkey and the lion were standing by the body.
- Jeremiah 25:29I am going to bring disaster on the city that is named after me. Do you think you’ll go unpunished? You will not go unpunished! I’m declaring war on all those who live on earth, declares the Lord of Armies.’
- 1 Corinthians 11:30This is the reason why many of you are weak and sick and quite a number ⌞of you⌟ have died.
- 1 Peter 4:17The time has come for the judgment to begin, and it will begin with God’s family. If it starts with us, what will be the end for those who refuse to obey the Good News of God?
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, etc. - The Septuagint, Syrian, and Arabic read this verse as follows: "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" And this St, Peter quotes literatim, 1 Peter 4:18; (note), where see the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31The sense would appear to be, “The righteous is requited, i. e., is punished for his lesser sins, or as a discipline; much more the wicked, etc.” Compare 1 Peter 4:18.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 Even the righteous, when they offend on earth, shall meet with sharp corrections; much more will the wicked meet the due reward of their sins. Let us then seek those blessings which our Surety purchased by his sufferings and death; let us seek to copy his example, and to keep his commandments.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The suggested answer is that evil people will face punishment on earth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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